Jim's video pinpoints crucial crop weather situations on four continents.
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Cash markets looking better but futures don't see the light
Soybeans powered into the close as contracts were within a few cents of the daily high at the final bell. Futures were up anywhere from 7 to 16 cents at the close. The weekly gains totaled 37 ¾ cents...
Wheat bulls were feeling better heading into the weekend, as Friday posted a round of strength. Chicago contracts were up 11 to 19 ¼ cents across the board, with May getting thin and July up just a tick...
Corn held up despite the bears putting up a fight after the overnight strength. Futures closed with contracts up ½ to 3 ¼ cents, as in delivery May was down a nickel. July futures ended the week with...
In my opinion, further clues were presented at the end of the week via the unemployment report as to further weakening of the economy. Stagflation has settled in with the Fed's Powell stating this week...
I spoke about the grain market with Michelle Rook today on AgWeb's Markets Now. We also discussed the U.S. dollar and crude oil.
Coffee tumbles alongside cocoa, while Brent crude pulls back on bearish U.S. inventories data.